Wels road bike region shirts and arm bands
In cooperation with the Upper Austrian sportswear manufacturer Löffler, we have launched our own Wels road bike region shirts and matching arm bands. These are available from the Wels information point on the town square.
All road bike tours are clearly summarised in our Wels road bike region roadbook with an overview map and individual tour guides, and are available for €9.90 from the Wels information point on the town square. All guests at our road bike hotels also get this in the package and the Wels road bike region goody bag.
8 July 2017: Tour of Austria showdown in Wels
The overall winner of the 69th Tour of Austria will be selected this year in Wels!
The final stage of the 69th Tour of Austria of approx. 200 km will take place on Saturday, 8 July 2017, through the beautiful lake region, from Gosau, Bad Goisern via Attersee and Traunsee to Wels.
On 8 July, Wels city centre will be completely dominated by cycling symbols and the entire day will be celebrated on the ring road and in the pedestrian zone.
The varied programme starts at 10:00 am and from 3:00 pm, the cyclists will enter the city centre proper for the first time - the first passing of the finishing line on the Wels ring road. Two final laps of 8 km each through Wels provide tension and offer an engaging cycling experience. A mass sprint in Wels is also to be expected and will thrill the audience. The two Upper Austrian teams, Hrinkow advarics cycleang and Felbermayr Simplon, will be particularly motivated.
It will be exciting to see Riccardo Zoidl there, the last Austrian overall winner of the Tour of Austria in 2013. After three years at Team Trek, he recently returned to his home team, Felbermayr Simplon Wels. His goal is clear: To repeat his victory in the Tour of Austria in 2017.
Start of the Dachstein Rush in Wels
Wels has cycling fever - and there’s set to be another event highlight from April 2017. The annual Cherry Blossom Race, the International Tour of Upper Austria and the Wels City Centre Crit will be joined by the second edition of the Dachstein Rush on 13 April. This event combines sporting excellence, alpinism and adventure into a unique event, but is definitely not a race. But always a journey to the limits of your capacity. The aim is to reach the Dachstein together, to experience Upper Austria, to enjoy nature and to feel camaraderie.
The field starts on 13 April from the picturesque town square in Wels in the direction of adventure, exploring the most beautiful routes in the Wels road bike region and throughout Upper Austria, meandering through the scenic beauty of the Prealps with its hills, meadows and forests. In the region of Dachstein Salzkammergut, the athletes come into contact with historical places and rest at Orth Castle in Gmunden. The field then continues from Gmunden to Obertraun. From there, it finally heads towards the goal for the first day: the lodge at Krippenstein; first on foot, later on touring skis. The second stage on 14 April (Good Friday) will lead the participants from the lodge to the 2,995 metre-high summit of the Dachstein, the highest in Upper Austria.
More information on the Dachstein Rush.
